- Nine companies win spots on Navy unmanned systems contract
- Work covers design, testing, deployment and sustainment support
- Autonomous maritime platforms support ISR, mine warfare and force protection
The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific has awarded nine companies spots on a potential $349.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide technical and engineering support for unmanned maritime systems programs.
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Which Companies Won Spots on the Contract?
The Department of War said Tuesday the multiple-award contract, which includes cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-no-fee task orders, was issued to the following companies:
- Abbott On Call
- Astrion
- HII Mission Technologies
- MANTECH Advanced Systems International
- Naval Systems Inc.
- Peraton
- Prescient Edge
- SAIC
- Serco
What Work Will the Contractors Perform?
The selected contractors will provide technical support, including system specification and design, fabrication, integration, installation, testing, evaluation and demonstration activities for Navy unmanned maritime systems. The work also covers fielding, operations, maintenance, training, logistics, documentation, administration, configuration management and program management support.
The contract supports the full life cycle of unmanned maritime systems, including unmanned underwater and surface vehicle technologies and modernization efforts. Navy platforms covered under the contract are used in missions such as explosive ordnance disposal, mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, force protection and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Work will primarily occur in San Diego, California, which accounts for 90 percent of contract activity, with the remaining work performed outside the continental U.S. Awardees will compete for future orders during the contract’s ordering period, which runs from May 12, 2026, through May 13, 2034.
